Bill Nighy joins Caitríona Balfe in Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV horror series ‘Ascension’

Variety reports that Nighy will star opposite Balfe, who plays Rose, a documentary filmmaker investigating the Church of Ascension. Deadline, citing sources, says Nighy will play Zac, a documentarian who hires Rose for a project. Natalie Erika James and Christian White co-run the series, with James serving as lead director.